4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The Sustainable Built Environment at Cardiff Metropolitan University enables a broad range of professional disciplines to engage in masterminding a change in practice, leading to an enhanced sustainable built environment; focused on buildings, the landscape in which buildings are situated, or components within buildings or the landscape.

Politics is inextricable from human society and our teaching in this Social and Political Thought programme at the University of Sussex reflects this.

University of Buckingham has a growing and thriving community of research students studying for the PhD in Economics.

Exploring the literature and culture of the Celtic West and the Old North with our Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies degree at the University of Aberdeen. 

The School of Education at University of Aberdeen is at the forefront of Educational research internationally and offers a dynamic and inclusive research culture.

Next generation (XG) technologies are characterised as being intelligent, scalable, adaptive, interoperable, reconfigurable and dependable from a variety of perspectives including safety, privacy and security. This Networking and Communication Technologies programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Engineering Design theme at The Open University UK addresses all stages of the engineering design process and links the properties of the products with the processes by which they are designed.

The Drama programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced research expertise in theatre, performance, dramatic literature, and practice-based inquiry, enabling students to produce original scholarly and creative contributions across contemporary and historical performance cultures.

Our Scandinavian Studies research at University of Aberdeen explores early Scandinavia, Vikings, and Old Norse language and literature.

Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex engages critically with the study of everyday life – with the ‘deep ordinariness’ of the world.

The History of Mathematics Group is housed in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The Open University UK.

The Framework For Manufacturing Prognostics programme offered by Cranfield University focuses on production optimisation, equipment workability, and near real-time inspection strategies.

In response to the current crisis of species extinctions across the globe, research within Biodiversity and Conservation at The Open University UK focuses on the evolution and maintenance of biodiversity with particular emphasis on conservation biology.

The School of Finance and Accounting (SFA) at University of Westminster comprises about 40 full-time staff who undertake research in all key areas of finance and accounting. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

The Business Administration programme offered by Coventry University investigates how organisations can develop resilient, ethical, and sustainable business strategies that create long-term economic and societal value in a changing global environment.

Be part of a diverse research community striving to push the boundaries of science and technology with this Engineering (WMG) degree offered at the University of Warwick.

The College of Social Science undertakes internationally recognised research, and welcomes students from across the globe to join our academic community. The Sociology is offered by the University of Lincoln.

The Medieval Studies students at the University of Lincoln have access to support and training which aim to develop the practical and critical skills necessary for investigation and study at doctoral level.

The German Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter students have a primary and a secondary supervisor who provide regular, high quality advice, support and direction in their academic endeavours. You will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of research.

This Geography (Human and Physical) MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter entails undertaking an in-depth study of a particular topic and making an original contribution to knowledge in the field.